1937-07-26 — Page 2

Women Police Live In Luxury

The women police have ideas new about their comfort. Single bed-

olicewomen's hostel (they call

room, where boots

tion House) in Pembridge helmets, and equipment are kept, zarre, feminine uniform Notting Hill Gate, writes has a cur

Lune in a London perio look, since every

was prudently shrouded in a cre- tonne bag cover.

rooms with soft carpets, armchairs, Square, and facilities for making tea; small Marga separate tables (decorated with dical flowers) in the dining-room: blue The house was established last velvet curtains, pictures and more year, when the Government decid- flowers in the reading-room, radio ed to increase the number of women in the common room these are police from 20 to 140. It is now only a few of the features in the filled very nearly to capacity with candidates, probationers, and fully fledged women police officers...

Perfect for statuesque beauty is this white accordian-pleated even- ing gown of heavy "crepe, over which is worn a tiny jacket of pale pink quilted silk. Maxine Jen- ning, screen actress, prefers the bodice pleated in sunburst fashion and laced with cording of pink silk.

And the description which the envious male members of the force give to the women's Section House is "a luxury palače."

Silence-Boom

Here are some of the things saw there yesterday.

Single bedrooms. Each has armchair,

gas radiator wi ring for boiling kettle A good dressing table (most of them liber- ally equipped with powder and face cream), book-shelves.

Cold feet would seem to be one of their trials, for most of the con- stables had provided themselves with hot water bottles in knitted COVERS,

One was even so human as to have a large toy dog on her bed, but perhaps she was only a proba- tioner.

Large common room, full of arm chairs, sofas, tables, books, and ra- dio music.

Writing-room (a bowl of prim- roses on the table), very quiet, de- corated in studious blue.

Dining-room, with small separ ate tables, as in a restaurant. Blaz ing fire and cheerful mirrors.

Fight bathrooms between 40 wo-

men.

For Private Parties There is even a small sitting

Police room where wome can entertain private parties. S and landings are thickly carpeted so that police boots shall make no noise.

The women's police force is be the rate of eight ing augmented new probationers every 11 weeks As soon as a candidate is entered at Peel House for her 11 weeks. course of police instruction, she comes to Pembridgesquare to live under the eye of the resident (wo- man) sergeant.

All candidates are between 24] and 35 (they have to be), and are serious, quiet, and studious. The Metropolitan Police won't have them any younger than 24

They want women who have al- ready earned their living who "know something about fife.”

wears Pem-

further two fully

The 11 weeks' training success- fully over, the candidate be comes a probatione uniform, and stays bridge-square a years. After that fledged police officer.

Before long, it is hoped, another women's section house will be es- tablished in London.

Noodles Espagnole

The subtle blending of flavours in this suace places the finished dish

Recreation-room with all sorts of in the ranks of food aristocrats.

games.

Silence-room for study. Rather sombre this one, to keep proba tioners minds from wandering.

Large kitchens where tea (but! tered scones and sponge-sandwich) was being prepared.

Con

Food is served through a hatch- way into the dining-room. stables wait on themselves. Kitchen staff says they are not

Make plenty, there'll be calls more from the whole family. 3 tablespoons fat or oil

1 medium-sized onion

1⁄4 cup chopped green pepper

for

2 tablespoons chopped ripe olives 2/3 cup (1-can) mushrooms

•1 cup tomato pulp

12 tablespoons flour

The

easy

I cup meat stock

to cater for, because they come off their beats at such odd times, want meals at all hours.

CLEARANCE SALE

FOR ONE WEEK ONLY

COMMENCING

TODAY

Our entire stock

red

to be

and-below Cost

You buy

Salt

Pepper

1 package noodles

Add

charming luncheon frock, worn by pretty Anita Louise, screen actress. It is a two-piece creation of navy blue, sheer. The collar is of stiffened faille in heaven-blue and is given a petal treatment. Miss Louise's accesso ies are navy blue."

WASH FROCKS

If coloured washing frocks have to be dried out of doors in strong sunshine they should be turned in- side out or hung inside an old bol- ster case to prevent their colour from fading. To keep them in good Heat 2 tablespoons fat or oil

shape they should be hung on chopped onion, green pepper, ives, wooden hangers or pegged to the sliced mushrooms and tomato pulp fine by the seam just under each Cook-10 minutes. Brown separ armhole. They should be brought ately the remaining tablespoon fat or indoors the moment they are dry oil, stir in flour with a little of the

enough. meat stock

Add remai

Lover heat until.

noodle

to cover drain water melted butter.

paste stock and shi

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until tender in boiling salted through anaemia.

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and

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PERRINS